Collision leads Red Deer cops to truck reported stolen earlier in the day; arrests follow

Two men from Red Deer are accused of stealing a pickup truck and of possessing a firearm while doing so. (Courtesy RCMP)

Two men from Red Deer are accused of stealing a pickup truck and of possessing a firearm while doing so.

Mounties in the central Alberta city say they were already looking for the truck on Feb. 20 when it was involved in a collision with a van at 47th Avenue and Molly Bannister Drive.

RCMP say two men from the truck fled the crash on foot but were quickly caught up to and arrested by officers.

A firearm was seized at the scene, according to police.

Daniel Buehler, 30, faces 18 criminal charges while Kenton Wood, 32, faces a dozen.

Buehler and Wood “are both well-known to police,” RCMP said Wednesday in a release.

Police say no one in the van was hurt in the collision.